Rochester, Monroe, NY Democrat & Chronicle Sat May 31, 1902 DARK, QUIET DAY IN ALL THE TOWNS Appropriate Observance Was Widespread and Earnest Addresses Reported as of Unusual Breadth, Depth and Power and the Ministry of Flowers Went to the Furtherest Corner of the Remotest Cemetery ****Morning, Afternoon and Evening Memorial Day was most appropriately observed at Pittsford yesterday afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock when the E. J. Tyler Post, G. A. R., members of the Pittsford Fire Department, a large number of pupils of the Pittsford High School, headed by the Pittsford Cornet Band, wearing fine new uniforms, marched to the cemetery where the graves of the soldiers were decorated with cut flowers, plants and flags. On their return exercises were held in the town hall at 3 o'clock, the programme opening with a selection by a male quartette, composed of Dr. W. H. DOANE, A. D. SMITH, Ross LOUGHBOROUGH, Frederick BARNARD, Edgar McGILL. The next number was a vocal solo by Miss Christine B. CRUMP, after which Rev. Charles A. BROOKS, pastor of the Baptist Church, of Pittsford, and who presided during the exercises, introduced the speaker, Rev. Donald D. Mac LAURIN, D. D., of Rochester, who gave an eloquent and stirring address on "Good Citizenship." After another selection by the quartette the audience joined in the singing of "America," the closing number. The W. C. T. U., served ice cream to a large number of persons at the close of the exercises. **** AT SPENCERPORT The Congregational Church at Spencerport was crowded to the doors yesterday afternoon by the people from the surrounding towns who came to listen to the memorial exercises under the auspices of the John H. Martindale Post, No. 270, G. A. R. There was an appropriate parade in the afternoon which started at 1:30 o'clock, the procession going to the two cemeteries in the village and decorating the graves, after which they returned to the Congregational Church where the exercises were held. The line was lead by the marshal of the day, A. N. BARKER, and was made up of the Spencerport Cornet Band, the teachers and school children of the village, the Spencerport Fire Department, the Spanish war veterans and the Martindale Post. There was a large crowd at the church when the procession arrived, which filled the church completely in a few minutes. Although chairs were supplied and the aisles all filled, still many were turned away. The assembly was called to order by Commander FILER, after which prayer was offered by Rev. B. R. GERMER. The orders were read by Adjutant COLBY. This was followed by recitations by Ethel CURTIS and Carl HARRIS, after which the school children sang "The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground." Another recitation by Ruby HASLIP was followed by a solo by Mrs. B. R. GERMER, after which Mabel McCABE recited. The address of the day was given by Carleton SIAS, who was welcomed with applause upon taking the platform. The speech was followed by a selection by the male quartette, a flag drill by sixteen girls, which was very interesting; a recitation by Mabel SHARP and a solo by Frank W. BALDWIN. The exercises closed with the song "America." They were a complete success and every one was loudly applauded. After the exercises all the school children went to W. S. MILLEVER'S drug store, where they were treated to soda water, according to a yearly custom of that store. **** IN TOWN OF CHILI Memorial Day was observed in Chili yesterday as not before in many years. In the morning a delegation of school children from District School No. 6, at North Chili, went to the cemetery at that place and placed a flag and wreath on each of the soldiers' graves. The celebration of the day was held in the village of Clifton. In the forenoon Rev. W. K. TOWNER, pastor of the Baptist Church of that village, delivered an address, which was followed by the decoration of the soldiers' graves in the cemetery at that place. This was done by the students of the village school at that place, each of whom placed flowers and flags on the graves of the soldier dead. In the afternoon a baseball game between North Chili Stars and Clifton nine was played on the diamond at that place. At 8 P. M. an entertainment was held in the church, the programme of which consisted of musical and literary selections rendered by local, assisted by outside talent. A special feature of the programme was the singing of patriotic songs by a chorus of over fifty voices. The entertainment was in charge of rev. W. K. TOWNER, who was at the head of the committee on arrangements. **** AT WEBSTER Decoration Day at Webster opened with a slight rain, but it cleared up about 8 o'clock. At 10 o'clock the Ontario team arrived, and the Rochester and Sodus Bay league season opened. The game was evenly contested at first, but Webster won out in the latter part of the game by bunching their hits, aided by Ontario's errors. The final score was 24 to 8 in favor of Webster. At 2 P. M. the Thomas Farr Post, G. A. R., marched to the Baptist Church in a body. The memorial address was delivered by Rev. Mr. FRISBIE. At 9 A. m. detachments were sent to the cemeteries to distribute flowers. **** ORLEANS A Little Dark but the Graves Were all Well Decorated The annual Memorial Day exercises at Albion took place yesterday, and, although the day was somewhat dark, it continued pleasant throughout the time of the decoration of the graves of all the soldiers and sailors, buried at Mount Albion, Holy Cross and Five Corners Cemeteries, and during the memorial exercises at the Court House at 2:30 P. M. The floral decorations were done under a committee in charge of Comrade BABBITT, at 10 o'clock in the morning. At 2:30 o'clock the exercises at the Court House were called to order by President Orville H. TAYLOR. The invocation was given by Rev. Frederick Wheeler LEWIS, reading of order, Adjutant Fred TRUMBALL; a quartette sang; Comrade W. C. McNALL read the Lincoln Gettysburg address; J. P. THORNE read the roll of honor, and Hon. George BULLARD made the address of the day; Miss Mabel YOUNG sang a solo; Rev. J. R. ADAMS pronounced the benediction. **** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS